Trailer for the 2010 documentary "The PIt"

Watch the trailer for the 2010 documentary "The Pit".

The Pit: one of the most primitive, yet highly ritualized arenas of the financial world, The New York Board of Trade floor. Amidst the shouting and hand signals, the Pit is also a chaotic masterpiece of eye-to-eye trading. Through relationships built during her time as an NYBOT clerk, director Johanna Lee was given unprecedented access to the Pit, where she captured intense competition for survival, personal dramas and trading tickets.

However, the Pit has quickly become a casualty in the technology race, as electronic trading has come to dominate the market. As Lee follows the lives of several traders who were forced to either adapt or lose everything, personal and emotional stories unfold for a film that is relevant and compelling; an intimate portrait of men and women struggling to survive on one of the last platforms of pure capitalism and a unique snapshot of the American Dream.

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  Film & Animation

[KaliAndy2]

Nothing beautiful about computer algorithms that are rigged to rip off investors. HFT programs see order flow before it hits the market which allows a small group of people front run their orders ahead of everyone. Its a scam to enrich billionaires....

[Rita Taylor]

can u say high blood pressure?

[myworldtech86]

I think you need a real high pitch voice to do this job.

[stephane1952]

I miss the physical side of trading, today everything is abstracted. But I long for the day when we will come back to shouting, swearing and sweating.

[nafism6969]

that fucking guys mo....holy shit...

[Panicko Lawrence]

looks intense!

[MattM405]

is there a download link to watch this, don't have a netflix acct.

[torero boyss]

I never invest my $,why should I make somebody else rich in expense of my sweat & tears.

I invest in my family business, not in these jerks!

[evafan427]

It's on Netflix. Just watched it. It was excellent!

[Shannmeister]

When is the DVD coming out?